South Korea News, Economy & Financial Markets
MacroVar analyzes in real-time economic, financial and geopolitical developments for South Korea's economy and financial markets by monitoring financial, economic data and real-time news. To help you forecast and analyze economic and financial developments, our team provides you with free explanation of the theory and structure of our models and access to financial and economic data.
South Korea Markets Overview
Overview presents a real-time snapshot of financial and economic developments in South Korea. The South Korean stock market, bonds, currency and credit market dynamics are analyzed along with Mexico macroeconomic dynamics.
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI (KS11) | 2749.61 | 2.2 | |
| Korean Won US Dollar (KRW/USD) | 1322.69 | -0.6 | |
| South Korea 10-Year Bond Yield | 3.42 | -1.3 | |
| South Korea 2-year bond yield | 3.35 | -2.3 | |
| manufacturing pmi | 50 | 0 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI (KS11) | 2749.61 | 2.2 | |
| iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | 66.83 | 2.4 | |
| Korean Won US Dollar (KRW/USD) | 1322.69 | -0.6 | |
| South Korea 10-Year Bond Yield | 3.42 | -1.3 | |
| South Korea 2-year bond yield | 3.35 | -2.3 | |
| South Korea Yield Curve | 0.03 | 11.5 | |
| South Korea 5-Year Bond Yield | 0 | 0 | |
| South Korea 2s5s | 0 | 0 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| business confidence | 70 | 1 | |
| car registrations | 113595 | -16 | |
| consumer confidence | 99.5 | 2 | |
| gdp growth annual | 0.9 | 0 | |
| housing index | 93.4 | 0 | |
| industrial production | 5.3 | 489 | |
| inflation cpi | 3.2 | -3 | |
| manufacturing pmi | 50 | 0 | |
| retail sales annual | -0.3 | -93 | |
| unemployment rate | 2.8 | 12 |
South Korea Real-Time News
Newsflow
| Time | Headlines | See All News >> |
|---|---|---|
| 08:11:40 | Asian Currencies and Stocks Drop in Massive Selloff | |
| 08:11:31 | S. Korean Export Price YoY Actual 2.6% (Forecast -, Previous 4.2%) | |
| 08:11:31 | S. Korean Import Price YoY Actual -0.7% (Forecast -, Previous -0.2%) | |
| 16:33:49 | Japan's PM Kishida: It's important to work closely with the US and South Korea, on North Korea issues. | |
| 16:33:39 | S. Korean Current Account Bal NSA Actual 6.8583B (Forecast -, Previous 3.05B) | |
| 08:02:39 | Ahead of Important US Inflation Data, Asian Stocks Rise - Asia Market Wrap | |
| 11:25:44 | S. Korean Manufacturing BSI SA Actual 74 (Forecast -, Previous 76) | |
| 15:19:00 | Asia Market Wrap: BoJ Raises Rates for First Time in 17 Years, Yen Slides | |
| 10:48:04 | Share prices in Asia are experiencing a mixture of gains and losses as traders await key data updates - Summary of Market Activity in Asia | |
| 10:46:03 | Stocks and futures decline as a data-packed week begins - Overview of the Asian market | |
| 10:43:49 | Asian stocks rise as global equities reach all-time highs - Asia market summary | |
| 10:35:08 | The Bank of Korea's base rate is currently 3.50%, with a forecast and previous rate also at 3.50%. | |
| 10:32:27 | Chinese stocks rise as regulators increase support - Summary of Asian markets | |
| 10:31:28 | South Korean Producer Price Index Year-on-Year recorded an actual growth of 1.3%, surpassing the previous figure of 1.2% with no forecast available. | |
| 10:31:26 | South Korean manufacturing Business Sentiment Index rose to 76 in June, surpassing the previous figure of 72. | |
| 10:18:55 | Chinese stocks fall as traders overlook rate cut - Asian market review | |
| 10:18:00 | South Korean consumer sentiment was reported at 101.9, surpassing the previous figure of 101.6 with no forecast provided. | |
| 07:36:54 | The actual South Korean current account balance for the NSA is 6.7961B, with no forecast available but a previous balance of 5.42B. | |
| 19:11:07 | The Joint Chief of Staff of South Korea has stated that the satellite launched by North Korea seems to have successfully entered into orbit. | |
| 19:10:22 | According to KCNA, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un stated that the nation must increase the number of spy satellites as a means of self-defense. | |
South Korea Economic Calendar
Economic calendar presents real-time updates for actual, forecasts and consensus values of economic indicators and updates related to the South Korean economy.
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South Korea Financial Markets
MacroVar analytics monitors the following South Korean financial markets. MacroVar models monitor a vast of financial and macroeconomic factors affecting each financial market. Click on a specific financial market to get detailed analysis.
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI | KOSPI | 2494.28 | 0 | -0.25 | -0.17855 | 53.6566 | -0.00822 | -0.0109 | 0.02059 | 0.03571 |
| South Korea ETF | EWY | 56.25 | -1 | -1 | -2.00251 | 41.5579 | 0.02366 | -0.00248 | -0.02597 | 0.0857 |
| Korean Won US Dollar (KRW/USD) | KRWUSD | 1334.34 | -1 | 0.75 | 0.75369 | 41.5042 | -0.01074 | -0.01421 | -0.00891 | 0.0135 |
| South Korea 5-Year Bond Yield | KR.5Y | 3.719 | -1 | 1 | 0.97655 | 42.5779 | -0.00668 | -0.03201 | -0.00295 | 0.06531 |
| South Korea 2-year bond yield | KR.2Y | 3.76 | 1 | 1 | 1.11385 | 54.38 | -0.87 | 0.83 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| South Korea Yield Curve | KR.YC | 0.266 | -0.5 | 1 | 1.90389 | 49.4473 | -0.10135 | -0.32143 | -0.07958 | -10.8518 |
| South Korea Credit Default Swaps | CDS.South Korea | 26.75 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1.47372 | 31.2202 | 0 | 0.00943 | -0.10084 | -0.50463 |
| Export-Import Bank of Korea Credit Default Swaps | CDS.Export-Import-Bank-of-Korea | 39 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1.11528 | 43.6042 | 0.01299 | 0.00645 | -0.025 | -0.25 |
South Korea Macroeconomic Indicators
MacroVar analytics monitors the following South Korea's economic indicators. Click on a specific macroeconomic indicator to get detailed analysis.
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | Percentile | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | kr.balanceoftrade | 4280 | 4290 | -0 | -192 | UP | UP | 18 | 2024-03-31 |
| bank lending rate | kr.banks.lendingrate | 5.17 | 5.12 | 1 | 33 | UP | UP | 78 | 2023-06-30 |
| business confidence | kr.bizconfidence | 71 | 70 | 1 | 1 | UP | UP | 63 | 2024-03-31 |
| capacity utilization | kr.caputilization | 102.4 | 102.6 | -0 | 2 | UP | UP | 86 | 2024-02-29 |
| capital flows | kr.capitalflows | 6916.7 | 2830.2 | 144 | 479 | UP | UP | 98 | 2024-02-29 |
| car registrations | kr.carregistrations | 125244 | 98253 | 27 | -14 | UP | Down | 14 | 2024-03-31 |
| central bank balance sheet | kr.cb.assets | 511284 | 536402 | -5 | -8 | Down | Down | 10 | 2024-01-31 |
| consumer confidence | kr.consconfidence | 100.7 | 101.9 | -1 | 12 | UP | UP | 80 | 2024-02-29 |
| consumer price index cpi | kr.cpi | 113.94 | 113.77 | 0 | 3 | UP | UP | 78 | 2024-03-31 |
| core inflation rate | kr.coreinflationrate | 2.42 | 2.57 | -6 | -19 | Down | Down | 34 | 2023-01-31 |
| current account | kr.currentaccount | 6858.3 | 3045.7 | 125 | -965 | UP | UP | 3 | 2024-04-30 |
| current account to gdp | kr.currentaccountgdp | 1.3 | 1.8 | -28 | -69 | Down | Down | 0 | 2024-01-31 |
| deposit interest rate | kr.depositrate | 3.61 | 3.52 | 3 | 60 | Down | UP | 70 | 2023-05-31 |
| exports | kr.exports | 56563 | 52402.6 | 8 | 4 | UP | UP | 52 | 2024-06-30 |
| external debt | kr.externaldebt | 663631 | 649322 | 2 | 22 | UP | UP | 59 | 2023-12-31 |
| fiscal expenditure | kr.fiscalexp | 520917 | 478607 | 9 | -13 | UP | Down | 12 | 2023-11-30 |
| foreign direct investment | kr.fdi | 7049000 | 8771740 | -20 | 49 | Down | UP | 68 | 2024-03-31 |
| foreign exchange reserves | kr.fxreserves | 419251 | 415738 | 1 | -2 | UP | Down | 31 | 2024-04-30 |
| gdp | kr.gdp | 1665.25 | 1798.53 | -7 | 46 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Real GDP | kr.realgdp | 503403 | 500277 | 1 | 7 | UP | UP | 20 | 2024-03-31 |
| gdp growth | kr.gdpgrowth | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | UP | Down | 64 | 2024-03-31 |
| gdp growth annual | kr.gdpgrowthan | 2.2 | 1.4 | 57 | 16 | Down | UP | 75 | 2024-03-31 |
| gold reserves | kr.goldres | 104.45 | 104.45 | 0 | 0 | Down | Down | 28 | 2024-03-31 |
| government budget | kr.govbudget | -7 | -5.2 | 35 | 536 | Down | Down | 0 | 2022-01-31 |
| Government budget | kr.govbudgetvalue | -19455 | -10444 | 86 | -62 | UP | UP | 31 | 2023-11-30 |
| government debt to gdp | kr.govdebtgdp | 49.6 | 46.9 | 6 | 61 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-01-31 |
| government revenues | kr.govrev | 501462 | 468163 | 7 | -8 | UP | Down | 20 | 2023-11-30 |
| housing index | kr.housingindex | 93.1 | 93.2 | -0 | -3 | Down | Down | 40 | 2024-02-29 |
| imports | kr.imports | 52284 | 48112.3 | 9 | 0 | UP | UP | 54 | 2024-04-30 |
| industrial production | kr.indproduction | 4.8 | 12.9 | -63 | -159 | UP | UP | 43 | 2024-02-29 |
| industrial production mom | kr.indproductionmm | 3.1 | -1.5 | -307 | -215 | UP | UP | 22 | 2024-02-29 |
| inflation cpi | kr.inflationcpi | 3.1 | 2.8 | 11 | -40 | Down | Down | 32 | 2024-01-31 |
| interbank rate | kr.interbankrate | 3.67 | 3.67 | 0 | -1 | Down | Down | 32 | 2023-08-15 |
| interest rate | kr.interestrate | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 56 | UP | UP | 67 | 2023-07-13 |
| loans to private sector | kr.loanprivate | 12624000 | 12544300 | 1 | 7 | UP | UP | 26 | 2024-02-29 |
| Manufacturing PMI | kr.manpmi | 49.8 | 50.7 | -2 | 5 | UP | UP | 78 | 2024-03-31 |
| money supply m0 | kr.msm0 | 171202000 | 171057000 | 0 | 5 | UP | UP | 24 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m1 | kr.msm1 | 1217660 | 1223180 | -0 | 2 | UP | UP | 31 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m2 | kr.msm2 | 3929860 | 3924200 | 0 | 3 | UP | UP | 13 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m3 | kr.msm3 | 5414710 | 5418240 | -0 | 5 | UP | UP | 24 | 2024-02-29 |
| Producer Price Index | kr.producerprices | 122.21 | 121.83 | 0 | 1 | UP | UP | 45 | 2024-02-29 |
| PPI Index | kr.producerpricesch | 1.5 | 1.3 | 15 | -71 | UP | Down | 52 | 2024-01-31 |
| retail sales MoM | kr.retailsales | -3.1 | 1 | -410 | -160 | Down | Down | 0 | 2024-02-29 |
| retail sales | kr.retailsalesan | 0.9 | -3.3 | -127 | 125 | UP | UP | 88 | 2024-02-29 |
| unemployment rate | kr.unemploymentrate | 2.8 | 2.6 | 8 | 4 | UP | UP | 78 | 2024-03-31 |
| youth unemployment rate | kr.ytunemploymentrate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2 | -9 | UP | Down | 51 | 2024-02-29 |